d.c. and fire ems on the scene. >> melanie alnwick is there and she joins us live with all the details. >> reporter: good morning, guys. they just pulled the vehicle out of here and also they just removed a large utility pole. see where that orange cone is. so it appears although we don't know exactly what happened here that that car carcarcareened into a utility po the accident was pretty significant. d.c. fire and ems had to extricate the four people inside of the car basically cutting off that roof and pulling those four patients out, one intern critical condition, one person in serious condition. the two others also transported with serious injuries. it happened about 2:39 in the morning. back over here you can still see a lot of d.c. police here on the scene as well and further behind there you can see that's bladensburg road. bladensburg road now also shut down. i do believe they're going

get this cleaned up relatively quickly. you can see the street sweeper now making probably like the third or fourth pass here trying to get all the glass and debris off the road so cars can safely come through here but definitely a very large response here by d.c. police and you mentioned d.c. fire ems they came here, transported the patients so they are now gone but if i had to guess, i would say probably within the next half hour this road is going to be back reopened to traffic. live in northeast, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> time right now is 4:up there. turning to politics now, the president is in new york this morning ahead of his first general assembly meeting the the united nations. president trump will meet separately today with the leaders of israel and france before his big address to the entire un tomorrow. the ongoing tension between the u.s. and north korea is expected to be a major focus of the president's agenda. >> the u.s. is considering closing its embassy in cuba after nearly two dozen members of the diplomatic staff had health p

caused by that sonic attack. now that word coming from secretary of state rex tillerson who says a decision on shutting down the mission in havana is under evaluation. victims include u.s. diplomats and their families. some suffered permanent hearing loss and concussions. the cuban government has denied involvement. local emergency management crews are in the caribbean islands ready to respond to another devastating storm. the island is still picking up pieces from hurricane irma and now they're bracing for hurricane maria. the storm is supposed to strike puerto rico between tomorrow and thursday. now their focus is going to be on maria. >> usually we're on the back end of the storms for the events. this time we'll be in there middle of it so a little bit different preparations for the safety of the team while we're here, so that we're ready to go once the storm does pass

help. >> the task force is divided up into six different groups of about 80 people onto the three islands. they'll be helping everyone on those islands before and after the storm hits. >> in the keys residents continue dealing with widespread devastation caused by hurricane irma. nearly 25 percent of the homes in the keys were destroyed and 65 percent sustained some type of damage. people returning to their homes and businesses must boil their water and debris can be found everywhere. >> the hardest part is not electricity, you know, and all the debris everywhere. it does smell. there's a lot of garbage. a lot of seaweed comes up and it's rotting. >> turning our focus now to the national football league. the redskins were in los angeles sunday taking on the rams and under two minutes to go, tied at 20 kirk cousins finds ryan grant 11-yard touchdown pass skins up

rams get the ball back. jared goff gets picked off. skins bounce back after an ugly week one performance. they win 27 to 20. >> time right now is 4:34. taking a look at the 69th annual prime time emmy awards, it was a big night for hbo's big little lice and hulu's the handmade's tale. each show won five emmy's. the handmade's tale won outstanding drama series. elizabeth moss took home the award. julia louis-dreyfus taking a sixth consecutive lead actress in a comedy series for veep. dreyfus is tied with cloris leach man. >> first we want to look at mike thomas

forecast. >> who wouldn't want to look at that. >> the emmys or you or both. >> this guy. or both, yeah. good morning. happy monday to both of you. going to be a pretty good day here today. we got a day much like the weekend was. we had one or two showers out there both saturday and sunday, kind of the same deal today. reagan starting off warm and humid, summer-like, 71 degrees as you start the day here in washington, dulles 63, bwi 67 at this hour. here's satellite and radar. again, it's very hard to see so i'm changing the color of the background so you can see the clouds that are coming right across d.c., right along the i-95 corridor. north and west waking up to little bit of clear skies this morning and we'll mix in with clear skies here in washington later on this afternoon. 76 degrees by 11:00. 5 o'clock 79. highs today in the lower 80's. that's the latest on weather. let's get the latest on traffic from erin como. >> right now we're seeing quiet conditions in maryland but we have a new crash we need to tell y tell you

virginia. 95 southbound we're seeing a little bit of a backup. one lane of traffic is getting by. so if you're headed south down towards say dumfries you'll hit that delay. aside from that we're tracking a crash in northeast this morning. it's mount olivet road at 16th street. several injuries involved. at least one of them critical. mount olivet closed westbound between 16th and bladensburg road. you can see a car getting ready to get towed out of the way, that picture from melanie alnwick. things looking good on the 14th street bridge. problem free on the freeway. we'll look at 66 next and keep you updated on those orange line delays that will kick in at 5:00. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you. >> coming up, sean spicer makes fun of his former boss at the 2017 emmy awards. >> dave chappelle uses his time in front of the emmy mic to make d.c. public schools a trending topic. >> going to break with a live look outside across the dmv at 4:36. 71 is the temperature. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

>> ♪ >> it's 4:38. we're back with what's hot on the web, the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media. >> holly morris is here now with our realtime news tracker. holly. >> good morning both of you. good morning, everybody. first up another major storm brewing in the atlantic and headed straight for the caribbean islands. forecasters named maria a category one hurricane last night after winds strengthened to 85 miles per hour. the storm expected to crash into the caribbean between tomorrow and thursday. five years after super storm sandy devastated the northeast, fema is finally handing out relief checks to storm victims. this raises questions about when the victims of hurricanes harvey and irma may see any sort of financial relief. according to a government report fema's flood program owes the u.s. treasury $23 billion as of march 2016. former press secretary sean spicer turns on his old boss in a shock cameo at last

spicer was wheeled out on a podium after colbert unleashed a string of jabs at the president. the night was filled with criticisms of president trump including alec baldwin slamming him for not getting an emmy nomination for his show "the apprentice." bald man won a emmy for his portrayal of the president at "saturday night live." dave chappelle gave a shout out to d.c. schools. it became a trending hashtag during the awards show. it took off even more after last week tonight's show host john oliver also thanked d.c. public schools. he said, you know, just to get it trending for no reason. d.c.p.s. quickly responded on twitter with approving emojis for chappelle and oliver and then later this adorable picture with the caption, "us right now." and finally we covered the jabs and the shoutouts and now on to the fashion. most

dressed to kill but others, missed the mark. the list of the stars included worst dress included ariel winter sophia vergara heidi klum and reese witherspoon. more to come hours from now on good day d.c. >> okay. how do you feel about that? >> about what. >> sophia vergara making the bad list. >> it's what's on the inside that counts. >> barry white, wisdom martin this morning. battle over confederate statues heating up. >> the university of virginia has a new plan for confederate plaques in its rotunda. >> it's 4:41 and we're going to try finding you some tea with honey or maybe just hear why you have such a hoarse voice this morning. we're back after this. get the beats.

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>> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> it's 4:44 on this money morning. taking a look at the stories we're following for you today september 18th. more than 40 people have been arrested after a weekend of violent clashes with police. 23 businesses were vandalized and five police vehicles damaged. the poet came after jason stockley was acquitted of killing anthony lamar smith in december 2011. >> president trump getting ready to give his first

general assembly. he will do so on tuesday. the president has been sharply critical of the united nations in the past even suggesting deep cuts to the u.s. funding for the un. the ongoing tensions between the u.s. and north korea expected to be a major focus of that meeting. >> secretary of state rex tillerson says he's reviewing whether to shut down the newly reopened u.s. embassy in havana after 21 diplomats mysteriously got sick. the associate press reports some have permanent hearing loss or concussions. others suffered nausea headaches and earing. it's unknown what caused this. >> week two in the nfl washington los angeles against the rams under two minutes to go tied at 20 cousins ryan grant 11 yards puts the skins up 27-20. rams get the ball back. jared goff who was the top pick last year gets the last pick right here. skins win 27 to 20. >> all right. good morning to you. thank you for

>> today is monday, september 18th. we are watching the roads, watching weather. mike thomas and erin here to give us the break down. >> how about those redskins. >> how about 'em? [laughter] >> what does that mean. >> how about 'em. >> all right, guys let's get to the weather forecast. they won. that's not the worst start in the world. >> it's a good thing. >> it's a good thing at great thing. let's get to the weather forecast. take a look at your forecast for the day today. kind of a mix of clouds and maybe even a shower or two. futurecast likes the idea around 8 o'clock this morning maybe even seeing a few. don't think there will be that many but can't rule out an isolated area of drizzle or two. as we roll through the afternoon we'll start to break the clouds up a little bit and get into a little bit of sunshine. all these showers actually are associated with hurricane josé. not going to come anywhere near here the center of it isn't but it will get close enough that our friends off to the east tomorrow, watch this as we get into your day on tuesday, look at all that rain coming i don't and to the eastern shore, that's

thanks to hose say. the wind field will stay off the shore but there could be high surf and some rip currents and the like along the beaches there on the eastern shore. we'll keep an eye on josé, let you know the latest coming up. expecting a new update at 5:00 a.m. a stray shower possible today, 81 degrees. kind of the same deal tomorrow with josé hanging so close. those to the north and west tomorrow will see more sunshine. here in d.c. mix of clouds and sun with an isolated shower and then those to the east especially the eastern shore have a decent shot at seeing some rain tomorrow. all those details in a few more minutes. let's head over to erin como for a check of your traffic. hey, erin. >> new accidents and some problems on metro so let's get to it. 95 southbound you can see those flashing lights. there's a crash before the franconia springfield parkway. one lane getting by. let's take a closer look. you can see how slow traffic is. give yourself five extra minutes if you're headed south from the mixing bowl down towards dumfries this morning. 95 northbound is looking good but we have volume ire

we're also tracking a crash in the district in northeast. melanie alnwick was out there earlier this morning. mount olivet road northeast still impacted with the westbound lanes shut down that's as you make your way out between 16th and bladensburg road. big scene there. several injuries involved, one critical. aside from that if you're taking the rails orange line delays five stations impacted from single tracking from late clearing construction work. we'll take a closer look at that as we continue. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> time is 4:48. let's go to fairfax county where police are investigating the cause of a crash that killed two people and injured a teenager. police say 26-year-old benjamin winger was drivin on beach mill road in great falls around 7:00 saturday night when the car veered off the road and slammed into a tree. winger and a 23-year-old passenger abigail ryan died at the scene. ryan's 15-year-old sister was in the back seat. a witness described the moments after that crash. >> it was

around the tree. an incredible amount of vehicle here's and i just stayed back because i knew there were two people who had -- were deceased and i didn't want to get that close. >> investigators are not saying whether speed or alcohol was a factor in the crash. staying in loudoun county now where sheriff's officers need your help in finding these robbery suspects. police say they held up a high -- held up a high up convenience store in sterling last friday afternoon. the sheriff's office says that the men were armed with guns, stole cash and cigarettes from the store and from customers. now, anyone with information on any of these men is being asked to call the sheriff's office. >> time right now is 4:49. tarps are once again covering the confederate statues of robert e. lee and stonewall jackson in charlottesville, virginia. someone removed the coverings on friday night. this is the third time the tarps have been damaged or removed since the city council voted to cover them. that decision came in the aftermath of last month's deadly rally where protest

demanded that the city keep the statues in place. the university of virginia says it will remove confederate plaques from its rotunda. the move comes following a list of demands from a diverse group of students. among the other demands is that the recruitment of more african-american students and staff be made and mandatory classes on white supremacy. the college's board voted on friday to remove the plaques which have been there since 1903. the school says it will preserve them in another location. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, we're following the latest developments in yet another carnival ride accident. >> a growing list of american seniors are being wait listed by social security. >> a live look outside across the region, 71 degrees is the temperature, 4:50 is the time. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson.

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north carolina. officials say the boys carriage started tilting out of its normal position p the ride was shut down and workers climbed up to rescue the pair. when the malfunctioning car suddenly snapped and threw one of the workers to the ground. oh, my gosh. the two boys were eventually rescued unharmed. huge relief to their mothers. >> all you can hear is your seven-year-old child screaming saying somebody help us, please help us and they're crying at the top of their lungs, that was the most traumatic experience for me as a mother and where i felt helpless that i couldn't do anything at all. >> the worker who fell only had minor injuries. that's a miracle in and of itself. the ride has since passed a safety inspection and is actually back in use. >> also in the news this morning millions of americans get social security disability benefits but getting approved it's not that easy. there's a growing wait list of americans waiting to be approved for disability benefits.

people are on that wait list and thousands on the list are already dead. to qualify for social security benefits a doctor has to determine that the applicant is too sick to work. the disability must last at least a year or be deadly. on average the wait time to get approved or disapproved is approximately two years. >> the man many consider the greatest pro wrestling manager of all time has passed away. raymond louis henon known as bobby the brain henon died yesterday after years of battling cancer. henon was the top manager in the former wwe. he later became a television announcer. of his clients are the giant and ric flair. >> audiences once again in the mood for good scare. the adaptation of a steven king classic is still number one for the second week in a row. it's taken in nearly $220 million in its first two weeks making it the highest earning september release ever. american assassin

second place with about 15 million and mother opened with 7.5 million in third place. >> ♪ >> all righty. it is 4:55 on this monday morning. mike thomas checking in with you for a look at our forecast today and perhaps through the week. >> yeah, we're going get all the way through the weekend. in fact if you like summer, this is the week for you. it is officially the last kind of work week of summer here as fall officially begins on friday. but even through next weekend we got temperatures feeling more like late august than september here. only five days, there you go, you counting them down, five days coming until autumn and then the seasons will change but we won't really notice, right? 62 to 70 degrees, mostly cloudy to start the day here. can't rule out a shower but i think most are going to be dry for the morning commute. after school maybe a passing shower as well, 78 to 83. certainly no washouts. not expecting anything too heavy. just one or two of us like the weekend could see a shower passing by. fox5 accuweather 7-day forecast, 81 today. we'll kind of do almost

repeat of today tomorrow with highs of 82 degrees. josé will be passing far offshore yet still close enough that those off to the east, eastern shore is mostly who i'm talking about could be seeing some heavy rain tomorrow afternoon. here in d.c. i think it's just a passing shower. then we turn really nice and sunny and bright. wednesday, thursday, friday, all the way through the weekend, we're talking about lots of sunshine and look at those temperatures. wednesday and thursday, highs in the upper 80's. mid 80's by the weekend for that first week of fall. that's a check of the forecast. over to erin como now for traffic. >> 4:56. skipping the roads getting right to the rails we have some late clearing weekend work impacting the eastern end of the orange line. five stations impacted between new carrollton and minnesota avenue a so let's get right to all those details. as you make your way out keep in mind single tracking trains running every 16 minutes on new carrollton line, landover cheverly deanwood and minnesota avenue. a lot of information right there. if you're trying to get around that and you normally take the eastern end of the orange line you can use

or morgan boulevard on the blue and silver lines. this is going to cause delay. if you have any questions about getting around at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. we'll try to help you avoid those big delays. more traffic in just a few. >> 4:57 is the time and coming up on fox5 news morning, tensions between north korea and the west expected to be a key topic of discussion at the un general assembly. >> and the redskins game plan may not have been pretty but it was effective enough to give the team its first win of 2017. >> as we head to break let's take a live look across the d.c. region. it's 4:57, 71 degrees. more fox5 news morning when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> fox5 news morning spreading american diplomacy. president trump set to address the united nations for the first time since taking office. >> as hurricane maria approaches the caribbean a local task force is once again prepared to them region with the aftermath. >> and a live look outside. we're expecting a day of warm temperatures in the low 80's which means it is cool now but could feel some meet by the afternoon. good morning. thanks for joining us. >> it is monday september 18. >> mike thomas talking about weather, erin como talking about the roads. mike what's the headline. >> hey guys headline is it's kind of like the weekend, mix of clouds and sunshine, maybe a passing shower. warming up this afternoon. temperatures headed for low 80's. erin i see metro